Combined ironing board and table



e. A.;STE|N. COMBINED IRONING BOARD AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, I919.

. .1, 4 O 2, O2 4: V Patented Jan. 3, 1922 v J I 15 e" as '26 GORDON A. STEIN; 0F WINDSOR, ONTARIO CANADAl COMBINED mourns BOARD ms TABLE.

Specification of Letters laten't.

rate-mea aan. 3, 1922.-

A' n'eauon flie'aspt'ember 5, 1919." Serial meanest:

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, GORDON A} STEIN, a citizenof the British Empire, residing at l/Vindsor, in the Province'of' Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented cert'ain new and useful Improvements in a Combined IroningBoard and Table, of which the fol lowing 1s a specification;

The invention relates to a combined iron- -ing board and table.

The primary object of the invention is the provlsion of a combinedironing board and table, wherein the" ironing board is" mov-' ably mounted in the frame of the table so that either may be used' separately in" the ordinary well known manner, or together, the ironing board when not in use being concealed from'vi'ew in the table frame and out of the way, so as notto' interfere with the free use of "the table, and when it is==desired "to use the ironing board the same can be conveniently pulled outwardly into position at oneend of the table.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a combined ironing board and table wherein the ironing board is supported in a novel manner within the table, so that said' board can be readily and conveniently moved inwardly within the frame of the table or pulled outwardly, the boardwhen pulled outwardly being adapted for use for ironing" purposes, without anypossibility of the sag-v ging thereof and when withi'nthe table frame will also be held against sagging.

A* further object of the invention is 'the' provision of a combined ironing board and table of this character, wherein the mounting of the'board'in the table does not detract from the appearance of the latter and is in convenient position, so that'the'said board can be pulled outwardly and supported 'for' use, thereby eliminating the necessity of storing the board'in'acupboard or placing the same within a corner of a room, as is usual, the board being handy to the user of the table and when it is not in use is stored beneath the table top to occupy the least possible space and would be out of View, while the table may be used in the ordinary wellknown manner.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a combined ironing board and table of this character, which is comparatively simple of construction, thoroughly reliableand eifi'cient in its'purp'ose', strong, durable and inexpensive to'manlrfacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of the features of con-1' struction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings and pointed out'in the claim hereuntojappended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalj sectional view through the table showi'nga" fragmentary portion of the ironing board extending therefrom;

Figure 2 is a -bottom plan view of the table showing the ironing board disposed within the frame of the table when" not in use;

F igure' 3 is a fragmentary side elevation" of a portion ofthe' ironing board showing the supporting legs and a'djunctparts when in'position' for use;

Similar reference characters indicate 5 'cor-" respondingparts throughout the several views in'the drawings;

Referring to the drawings in detail, A designate's' generally a table of the ordinary wellknown construction, and B an ironing board, the latter beingcombined with the table, which comprises the usual top frame 10, table top 11 and supporting legs 12 which are fixed in any suitable manner to the frame 10 at the corners thereof.

IThe ironing board B comprises 'theus'ua'l board'section13, which is tapered toward one end and is preferably of ordinary'well known shape.

Arranged within the tableframe 10 of the table A, spaced from the sides thereof are longitudinallydis'posed parallel guide rods 14 serving as tracks which at the ends 15 thereof are passed through the end 'piece of the frame 10 of the table and have threaded thereon lock nuts 16 for the fastening of the said ends in the frame, while the opposite laterally out-turning ends 17 of the said rods 14 are passed transversely through the legs 12 adjacent thereto and the sides of the frame 10 near the other end piece of the latter and have threaded thereon nuts 18 for securing said ends 17 thereto.

The frame 10 at the end adjacent to the laterally outturned ends 17 of the rods 14 is formed with a suitable cutaway portion or doorway 19 adapted to be closed by a swinging door 20 which is hinged or otherwise fastened to the table frame and is adapted to be moved to closed position in the door way 19 or brought to an open position, the door 20 being provided with a suitable latch 21 to fasten it closed.

Adapted to work through the cutaway portion or doorway 19 is the board 13 which at its inner end is supported for sliding movement between the rods 14, the said board being fittedwith suitable eye members or guides 22, which loosely embrace the rods 14 so that said board can be pulled outwardly to the position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings or pushed inwardly beneath the table top 11 within the frame 10 as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Hinged or otherwise swingingly connected to the board 13 near its outermost endis a supporting leg 23, the hinge 24c connecting it to said board and permits the folding and unfolding of said legs. Secured to the underface of the board 13 spaced from the hinge 24 is a bearing 25 to which is pivotally connected'one end of the swinging brace 26 having a longitudinal slot 27, formed with a lateral branch or notch 29 to receive a keeper 28 when the leg 23 has been unfolded or brought to supporting position relative to the board 13, so that the said brace 26 will be locked in bracing position, as is clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings to prevent accidental folding of the leg 23. The outer free end portion 30 of the brace 26 is angularly bent to provide a handle thereto for permitting manual manipulation of the said brace to permit the locking of the same with the keeper or the unlocking of the brace from said keeper for the fastening of the leg in supporting position or to permit the unfolding thereof.

Secured to the frame 10 of the table below the doorway 19 is a bracket 31 which serves to support the board 13 when pushed inwardly within the frame 10 to prevent the sagging of said board when not in use. It will be apparent that when the board 13 is within the frame 10 of the table it is concealed from view, this being the normal position of the board when not in use, so as to be out of the way and not interfere with access to the table. Thus it will be apparent that when the ironing board is not in use it occupies what might otherwise be wasted space in the table frame.

(larried upon the leg 23 of the board 13 is a swinging latch 32, which is adapted to engage the brace 26 when the leg is folded to prevent the unfolding of the leg after the board 13 has been pushed inwardly of the table frame, the latch 32 being shifted out of the path of the brace to permit the unfolding of the leg 23 and the locking of the brace therewith.

It is to be understood thatthe doorway 19 in the end of the table frame 10 is of a size to permit the passage of the board 13 .and the leg 23 when folded for the sliding of the ironing board inwardly upon said frame 10 or outwardly to the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The doorway 19 is normally closed by the door 20 when the board 13 and its foldable leg are confined within the table frame 10 so that said ironing board is entirely concealed and hidden from view. 7

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of use of the combined ironing board and table will be clearly understood and, therefore, a more extended. explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a table having a top provided with a frame intermediately beneath the same formed with an opening at one end of said table, substantially L-shaped, longitudinally disposed, parallel guides extending throughout the length and beneath the table top, means for fastening the ter- Vminals of said guides to one end of the frame, the opposite threaded terminals of said guides extending transversely through the legs and sides of the said frame, nuts on the threaded terminals of said guides for securing said terminals to the sides of said frame, an ironing board movable through the opening in the end of the frame and having eyes slidably engaged with the guides, means for supporting the outer end of the board when it is moved inwardly relatively to the table, and means for supporting the said outer end when the board is moved outwardly relatively to said table.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature hereto.

GORDON A. STEIN. 

